Musketeer (Butcher's Circus)

This article is about the Butcher's Circus version of the Musketeer. For the regular character, see Musketeer.

This article is about a hero in the Butcher's Circus. For the DLC, see The Butcher's Circus.

Musketeer
Base Stats & Resistences
MAX HP	39	Stun		10%
DODGE	5	Move		50%
PROT	0%	Blight		20%
ACC MOD	+0	Bleed		35%
CRIT	10%	Debuff		10%
DMG	8-14	Death Blow		75%
Other information
Movement		0 forwards, 2 backwards.
Crit Buff Bonus		+33% DMG vs Marked
Religious		No

“	A champion markswoman - keen for a new kind of challenge.	„
	~ The Ancestor

The Musketeer is one of the playable Character Classes in Darkest Dungeon. She is functionally similar to the Arbalest, but serves a slightly distinct purpose, with a few slightly altered Skills and one slightly different Trinket.

Combat Skills

(All buffs and debuffs last for 3 rounds unless otherwise specified.)

Aimed Shot
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			+25%	110	9%	+50% DMG vs Marked +13% CRIT vs Marked +30% Deathblow Dealt Chance vs Marked
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None

Smokescreen
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-80%	110	-6%	Stress +12 -20 ACC (100% base, 2 rds) -20% CRIT (100% base, 2 rds)
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None

Call the Shot
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-100%	130		Mark Target (3 rds) -30 DODGE (100% base, 2 rds)
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None

Buckshot
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-50%	110	6%	Knockback 1 (85% base)	Back 1
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None

Quickdraw
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-10%	80	4%	Random Target +30% DMG when acting first
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None

Patch Up
	Rank	Target	Heal	Effect	Self
			7-9	+25% Healing Received

Ranging Shot
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-100%	110		Bypass/Remove Stealth All Heroes: Stress -12 (85% chance) +10 ACC (100% Base) -10% Stress Taken (100% Base)
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None

Tactical Analysis

Using a Musketeer

The Musketeer has several differences in skills that distinguish her from the Arbalest. Her Skeet Shot is a lot less useful than Illuminating Flare - while it still purges Stealth, it doesn't clear Marks, Stuns or Debuffs and instead provides mild Stress relief and a couple of party-wide buffs. This makes it a lot more situational and thus is not as widely used. Patch Up differs from Battlefield Bandage by increasing the healing received, and requires the Tincture of Iodine to be able to cure Blight. Smokescreen applies an ACC and CRIT debuff to interrupt the backliners - pair it with other skills like the Plague Doctor's Blinding Gas and the enemy backline can be rendered completely helpless.

Because the Musketeer's support skills are less powerful than the Arbalest's, many choose to use the Musketeer as a more damage-focused version of the Arbalest and a more proactive Marker. A team using both the Musketeer and Arbalest would have both units' healing skills as a means of dealing with enemy DoTs easily. However, it suffers from the inability to mark or shoot the enemy front line, and needs adequate frontal damage to compensate.

Fighting a Musketeer

The Musketeer has less potent support so she's not as big a problem to a Mark or Stun team as an Arbalest. However, they would be acting more aggressively and her ranged damage is not to be underestimated. If anyone gets Marked, you would have to either clear it, defend them (an effort nullified by Iron Sights) or force the Musketeer to do anything but attack. If she's the only healer on the team, forcing other party members to Death's Door may distract her from securing a Deathblow on the marked member. You can also pull her to the front and force her to retreat with Buckshot.

Butcher's Circus Exclusive Trinkets

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Prestige Level Unlocked	Effect	Additional Notes
	Minié Ball	Ringmaster	Musketeer	Prestige Level 26	+10% DMG Ranged Skills +7% CRIT Ranged Skills Armor Piercing: +20%
	Tincture of Iodine	Ringmaster	Musketeer	Prestige Level 30	+33% Healing Skills -15% Stress On Heal: Cure Blight On Heal: +25% Blight Resist (2 rds)
	Iron Sights	Ringmaster	Musketeer	Prestige Level 46	+15% DMG when acting Last +12 ACC when acting Last +15% DMG vs Marked +5% CRIT vs Marked Bypass Guard vs Marked
	Buckshot Cartridge	Ringmaster	Musketeer	Prestige Level 54	+30% Move Skill Chance +20% Debuff Skill Chance +12 ACC